Postgraduate Course: Headache Pathophysiology and Pharmacology (PAMA11044)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This module provides an overview of the current and accepted theories for the existence of migraine and other primary headache syndromes. |
| Course description |
Not entered
|
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
|
Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
| The student will be provided with a fundamental understanding of the following concepts: Head and neck, meninges, cortex, trigeminovascular system, brainstem and autonomic nervous system; The pathophysiology of a migraine attack, The neurobiology, neurochemistry and neuropharmacology of migraine; The pathophysiology of trigeminal autonomic cephalagias and tension type headache; The pathophysiology of chronic headache.
|
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
None |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Christopher Mckenzie
Tel: 0131 242 6130
Email: Christopher.McKenzie@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Paul Gladwell
Tel: 0131 242 6460
Email: Paul.Gladwell@ed.ac.uk |
|
|
University Homepage